High Prairie Red Wings swept the Slave Lake Icedogs in Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League action on the Halloween weekend.
Mikal Chalifoux bagged five goals and Larry Yellowknee added three as the Red Wings tricked the Icedogs 9-4 in High Prairie in an afternoon matinee Oct. 31.
Another new and inexpensive sport has taken root in the High Prairie area.
The Bean Bag Toss Winter League began in early October. A schedule has been drawn with games in East Prairie, the Eagle’s Nest at Enilda and Joussard, with a fourth site to be determined. All games are on Sundays.
The High Prairie Red Wings lost twice last weekend to the Enoch Northern Alberta Tomahawks to open the 2020-21 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season.
The Red Wings lost 10-3 to the Tomahawks on home ice at the Sports Palace on Oct. 16 and 6-3 the next night at Enoch.
More local shoppers are helping many small businesses in the High Prairie area survive and thrive as the corona-virus pandemic enters its eighth month.
Many stores were hard hit by the lockdown when the pandemic started in mid-March.
Work to construct the new Northern Lakes College campus in High Prairie is getting closer to the end.
“The project is 84 per cent complete,” says Paul Chaulk, NLC director of facilities and ancilliary services.
Plans to build a helipad at High Prairie Health Complex are ready to soar higher.
At its meeting Aug. 26, Big Lakes council appointed two councillors to an Alberta Health Services heliport landing committee.
The High Prairie Red Wings are gearing up for their second season in the West Division of the Greater Metro Junior Hockey League.
Training camps for the teams are set to start in September, says Derek Prue, division expansion director.
Step aside Uranus, Missouri!
Here comes High Prairie!If a High Prairie man has his way, he wants to see the world’s largest belt buckle constructed in town as a tourist attraction.
The Town of High Prairie will not be holding any Canada Day celebrations July 1.
Like many other communities, events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on gatherings of over 100 people.
Free Wi-Fi service is being offered to students of Northern Lakes College.
The drive-up Wi-Fi service at NLC campuses launched June 1 to help students learn during the COVID-19 pandemic, states a news release June 1.
